|
“Tupac knew deep down that he was always meant
for something great,” Sekyiwa Shakur said amid the crowd of
around 100 people. “As his little sister, I had the privilege to
watch that greatness unfold.”
Shakur rose from a childhood of poverty in Harlem to become one
of the best-selling musical artists with over 75 million records
sold worldwide.
“From the first time he stepped foot on the stage of the Apollo
Theater at 13 years old, before anyone recognized his name, he
knew he had the dream to have a star here on the Walk of Fame,”
she said.
Shakur was killed in 1996 at age 25 in a drive-by shooting in
Las Vegas that has never been solved.
Fellow members of the late rapper's music group Outlawz, Malcom
Greenidge, known by his stage name, E.D.I. Mean, and hip-hop
legend David Marvin, known as DJ Quik, also attended the
ceremony.
E.D.I Mean recounted the legacy of the “California Love” artist
and said his impact was “etched in stone.”
One of Tupac’s most well-known credits includes the song “Dear
Mama,” which was dedicated to his mom, Afeni Shakur.
“You see those murals of him in Africa, Asia, South America and
Europe,” said Allen Hughes, director of a recent Hulu
documentary about Shakur titled "Dear Mama."
"Then one day it hit me. Tupac Amaru Shakur has become a global
symbol of rebellion. A symbol is visible and important as
Malcolm X and Che Guevara and an inspiration for activists
today," Hughes said.
(Reporting by Jorge Garcia and Danielle Broadway; Editing by
David Gregorio)
(Photo: Sekyiwa 'Set' Shakur and Director Allen Hughes pose with
the star of Rapper Tupac Shakur during its posthumous unveiling
ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles,
California, U.S. June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
[© 2023 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.]
|
|
